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http://www.iask.ca/news/canada/2014/09/291008.htmlStatoil停止亚省投资已炒70人挪威能源业巨头Statoil突然宣布停止在亚省麦梅利堡（Fort McMurray）的油砂投资项目，省长潘迪思（Jim Prentice）大表关注。Statoil列举多项因素，包括成本过高以及缺乏油管以便付运到海外市场，因此对这个名为CORNER，准备投资数十亿元的油砂计画，宣布最少暂停三年。由於项目停止，已有70人遭解雇。省长潘迪思27日对此大为关注，指出如果省府不能提供，而投资者也不能看到明确前景时，势将影响亚省的繁荣。Statoil主席东格斯维克（Stale Tungesvik）早前曾表示，由於成本高涨，该集团将会在亚省油砂项目以及纽芬兰沿岸石油项目中选择其一。由於建筑及劳工成本上升，加上过去六个月油价下跌了20%，使投资变得无利可图。此外不明朗的油管计画，包括基石XL油管在内，都让投资者却步。

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Statoil decision to shelve oilsands project is concerning, Prentice saysNorwegian company cited rising costs, lack of pipelines in decision to delay oilsands projectCBC News Posted: Sep 27, 2014 9:51 AM MT Last Updated: Sep 27, 2014 9:51 AM MT

Statoil's office in Calgary is shown. It has delayed its investment in the Corner oilsands for at least three years.Alberta Premier Jim Prentice says it's concerning that Norway's Statoil has put its oilsands project on hold.The company announced earlier Thursday it will postpone a multi-billion-dollar project near Fort McMurray for at least three years, citing rising labour costs and a lack of pipeline access to markets. That announcement followed a similar decision six months ago by Total, and Prentice says it's crucial Alberta solves the pipeline problem quickly.Norway's Statoil shelves Alberta oilsands projectOilsands investments at risk from low crude prices, report findsU.S. to delay Keystone XL decision"Underlying the kinds of capital investment that are being made in the oilsands is the needed assurance that we can access global prices," said Prentice. "If we cannot and people do not have a line of sight on infrastructure and tidewater access, it's going to start to affect our prosperity as a province."Last year, Statoil president Stale Tungesvik said the company might have to choose between developing projects in the Alberta oilsands and the offshore sites near Newfoundland due to the industry's rising cost.The costs of oilsands projects are rising because of construction and labour costs, while the price of oil is 20 per cent lower than it was six months ago, making large investments less viable.The uncertainty over pipeline projects also discourages investment, with the Keystone pipeline to the U.S. stalled in the White House and the Northern Gateway pipeline facing multiple hurdles.Statoil also announced earlier this summer it would work with the government of Newfoundland and Labrador to help advance contentious oil and gas development in harsh environments, including the Arctic.Newfoundland is trying to position itself as a centre for Arctic and harsh environment expertise.